Where does “Museum” come from?

Museum (German) comes from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Museum (German): museum building or institution dedicated to the protection and exhibition of items with scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value

Definitions

  1. museum building or institution dedicated to the protection and exhibition of items with scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value

Ancestry of “Museum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūsēuma place or temple devoted to the Muses
2Ancient Greekμουσεῖονa home of music poetry; a museum, a...
3Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Words derived from “Museum”

Every word from Ancient Greek μοῦσα →Every word from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον →Every word from Latin mūsēum →